The New Statecraft

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1500s Italy
  • Resident ambassadors first in use (innovation)
  • Primitive system of Diplomatic Immunity & other protocol
    • reflect strengthening of states and central govs
  • Italian Wars lead to primitive "balance of power" concept in diplomacy, alliances & treaties

Machiavelli
  • critical analysis of power (post fall of city-states)
  • "The Prince" = radically original thought
  • religion & law as tools instead of means or justifications of power
  • masterpiece = The Discourses
    • cycle of gov.s in course of human events
    • active citizenship = only way to healthy gov
    • the state is the saving force for humanity